If Spain national team was an NBA expansion team, how dangerous can they be?

Sci fi is present but it's better to not test humanity, by the consensus of the authorities. Otherwise u can field as many gasols as u want, or any one.

 

Not only is that a good collection of talent, that's actually a very good TEAM built for the NBA. Their big-men rotation of Gasol/Gasol/Ibaka may be the best in the NBA. They have shooting, ball handlers, 2 starting level PGs, just overall solid. 50 wins in the West. ECFs in the East.

 

Anyone think they can actually beat the US in the Finals?

 

lol

No. The U.S. is stacked even more.

 

I'm pretty sure last game's Spain has a more than fair shot against last game's USA. Team USA definitely has the talent, but they're getting caught up in the opposing teams' schemes way too easily. The game against Turkey was won purely through Faried's hustle, Harden's cool head and a bit of Davis' insane raw ability. Make no mistake, Turkey really isn't that good. A lot of teams are worse, but the US needs to get it together if they're gonna justify their heavy favorite title deeper in the competition.

 

They would be definitely contenders. Spain vs. this USA squad will be an equal match. Now answer yourselfs. This USA squad with harden, curry, rose, davis and others. would they make playoffs in the west? lol

 

yeah, and forget match against turkey in which usa struggled. Turkey team this year is absolut crap. outside top 10 in the tournament.

 

I'm not talking about talent alone. I'm talking about continuity, style of play, identity, and chemistry.

That alone means something for team Spain. If team USA doesn't build that chemistry & consistent style of play here in the next few games I think team Spain has a pretty good shot.

If you think team USA is just going to roll over teams like Spain, Greece, France, and even Lithuania without a good fight than you really don't follow international basketball. Despite the talent level, all of those teams have great experience, continuity and chemistry which alone is something that could dethrone this team if they don't play at a high level.

 

IF an NBA GM asssembled a team that had a swingman rotation of Rudy Fernandez and Ricky Rubio and Sergio Llull, he'd be laughed out of the league. I mean the concept of Rubio as the nominal shooting guard is pretty amusing.

This would be a lottery team, nice front line, zero depth, lots mismatched or redundant guards who can't shoot.

 

One correction,

PF: Ibaka, Pau, Reyes
C : Marc, Pau

Gets him extra minutes and causes match up problems. Yes, they are very dangerous. The guards a capable enough although I don't think they shoot well enough for team USA. US will still have to have a bit of an off night shooting % wise to lose.

 

u just said how stupid u are. I will laugh when this lottery will be playing in the finals against usa and cause them big trouble. USA could be happy they are in weak bracket so their road to finals will be much easier.

PS. it's obvious Rubio would be PG, Navarro is SG.

 

Jose Calderon should be spotting up shooting 3's, while Rubio handles the ball. The only reason Rubio is 2 guard is because that's who he guards on D. Jesus. The stupidity.

 

The stupidity is claiming that a teamm that goes Rubio-Calderon-Fernandez - 2 mediocre PG's and an NBA washout for its perimeter player frontline is anything but a contender for the worst 1-3 starting lineup in the NBA.

Maybe the sixers are worse, Boston w/o Rondo is worse, Knicks not counting Carmelo as a 3 are worse. Lakers with a post-injury kobe and Lin. Probably some of the other dregs are comparably as bad (Minnesota, because they are stuck with Rubio too, lol). I don't really feel like doing the math on the rest.

A collection of role player guards though for 70% of your roster? Just isn't going to cut it. Other htan the one good shooter in Calderon they're pretty dreadful.

If a GM assembled that back line, he'd be fired. Period.

The stupidity. This reminds me of a few years ago when DaDakota insisted that a team with a front court rotation of Luis Scola and Fabricio Oberto could probably get to the conference finals.

 

Not enough depth for an NBA team. And they have no star to carry the team comes playoffs time. The only possible way then could go deep in an NBA playoffs run is if they could play some good Spurs ball.

Interestingly for us Rockets fans, I think the x-factor is Llull. We really don't know how good he would be playing in the NBA. He could be a quasi star like Dragic or he could be a dud like VSpan.

 

I bet you Daryl Morey would trade Prince, Allen, and Miller from last year's Grizzlies team for those 3 players you mentioned.

 

They can always trade some excess bigs for perimeter players if need be. Ibaka is underused on that team and can get you a very good return.

 

What about an Europe team. Parker, Fernandez, Batum, Dirk, Gasol, Ibaka, PGasol, Rubio, AK47, Jonas V, Gallanari, Kanter, Pekovic. Well the common factor is that they have good bigs they lack of oh Wait Gianis Adentekumpo, but yeah they lack guards and wings. Can you guys add more players?
Just Europeans Ginobili is not European jus saying

Loul Deng England

 

Goran Dragic

 

Why is Daryl Morey GM'ing the Osos/grizzlies, and does this mean Zach Randolph and Mike Conley are now Spanish citizens?

Who gives a sh-t.

The bottom line is that over an 82 game season, Spanish national team would, despite a strong frontcourt tandem, be a pretty mediocre NBA squad with little depth, especially in the backcourt which is, as illustrated above, lousy to begin with when the closest comp you can get is Tony Allen and 147 year old Mike Miller.